Visiting External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj and member of anall-party delegation from India paid courtesy calls on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

During the meeting, President Bhandari told the Indian leaders that Nepal–India  relationship is very deep and intimate and transcends politics.

Swaraj and the Indian delegation, who were here to offer their final tributes to former prime minister and NC President Sushil Koirala, also met with Prime Minister KP Oli. Swaraj informed PM Oli that the Indian government had called an emergency meeting which decided to dispatch an all party delegation to Kathmandu to pay respect to Koirala.

PM Oli told the Indian delegation that their presence in the hour of grief demonstrated that India was Nepal’s friend, said Gopal Khanal, foreign relation adviser to PM Oli. The meeting also discussed the upcoming India visit of PM Oli.